MONDAY
THE SHEPHERDS WERE APPOINTED BY THE ANGELS
(Luke 2:15) “And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.”
There’s no excuse for anyone who was called by God to specific ministry. There’s no excuse for believers when asked by the Lord to serve. Moses made some excuses and tried to get around off God by his arguments and personal inability and weaknesses. (Exodus 3:1- 22; 3:1, 11- 17) Moses was more comfortable making excuses to God than following Him by faith and in His will. Imagine a church full of shepherds who are ready and willing to obey God and to proclaim the good news of salvation. Imagine a place full of humble, uneducated, low income servants of God; who are willing to live for God, die for God and sacrifice for the sake of God. They travelled a long way, left their flocks, their job, family and homes. “We have reason to think that the shepherds told Joseph and Mary of the vision of the angels they had seen, and the song of the angels they had heard, which was a great encouragement to them, more than if a visit had been made them by the best ladies in the town. And it is probable that Joseph and Mary told the shepherds what visions they had had concerning the child; and so, by communicating their experiences to each other, they greatly strengthened one another’s faith.” (The Bible Collection)
(Luke 2:16- 18) “And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17- And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 18- And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.”
